CEO of Smart Energy, Sergiy Glazunov, about the problems of the gas production industry, the necessary reforms, summary of the year 2017 and outline of the plans for 2018.

In 2017 the Companies of Smart Energy Group paid to budgets and trust funds almost 850 mln UAH, including state budget – 802 mln UAH, and local ones – 48 mln UAH.

In 2017, PJSC UkrGasVydobuvannya increased natural gas production by 4.4% (645 million cubic meters) compared to 2016 (to 15.25 billion cubic meters), and, thus reached a record level for the last 24 years.

Poltava Petroleum Company has successfully completed the workover of well IG101Z.

In December 2017, gas production from DTEK Oil&Gas’ Machukhske Field had reached one billion cubic meters since the start of its operation.

On November 23, the Prime Minister of Ukraine, Volodymyr Groysman, has attended the production units of PJSC Ukrgasvydobuvannya in Poltava oblast

On October 26, 2017, the DTEK Oil&Gas' Machukhska gas production unit was opened after renovation.